Sir Michael Fallon was forced to resign as defence secretary partly because he was accused of behaving inappropriately towards his cabinet colleague Andrea Leadsom, it has emerged. She is reported to have objected to lewd remarks he made at a parliamentary meeting six years ago. When Leadsom complained of cold hands, Fallon allegedly replied: “I know somewhere you can put them to warm up.” Allies of the former defence secretary said he “fundamentally denied” making such a comment. “I have been clear that the issue is around, first, those who are made to feel uncomfortable: I am setting the bar significantly below criminal activity. If people are made to feel uncomfortable, that is not correct.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2017 23:52 UTC